01-06-2013, 02:01 AM | #1 | |
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The Death of E-Readers Is All Your Fault
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01-06-2013, 02:19 AM | #2 |
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Sensational s**t writing like that makes me want to scream.
I hate being compared to the mindless masses of the United States. I am better than them, and I prove it EVERY day by reading |
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01-06-2013, 02:22 AM | #3 |
cool a zombie!
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well I actually bought both an e-reader (Nook with glow) for my girlfriend, and a 7" tablet for me,
my plans are with the tablet to use it as a reader, (and I do) but the best benefit is that is allows me to use all 3, major reader stores...Kindle, Sony (my favorite store) and Nook so my selection is not limited to just 1 manufacturer I can also use it in my cars dash to listen to music...an e-ink reader can't do those things, if they made them compatible with all stores, they will sell much better, I know the goal is to get ALL the business, but some is better than none she can't read long with LED/LCD screens, I have no problem with them at all...even for LONG periods |
01-06-2013, 02:55 AM | #4 |
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Reading's always been a minority interest; that's not going to change.
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01-06-2013, 03:07 AM | #5 |
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But I just got one! It's the second one (in a household of two) in four months. I am doing my part. Some of you others are slacking!
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01-06-2013, 03:10 AM | #6 |
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And I just got my 5th PRS-350. I'm definitely doing my part!
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01-06-2013, 03:57 AM | #7 |
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7.8 million expected to be sold in 2015. I think the rumors of the death of readers are greatly exaggerated.
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01-06-2013, 03:59 AM | #8 |
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01-06-2013, 04:08 AM | #9 | |
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"My reading no matter how transient is a dagger in the heart of ignorance." |
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01-06-2013, 04:45 AM | #10 |
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I think people are reading so much more now, then before e-readers.
The reason why e-reader sale is going down is probably more related to saturation of a market then with mindless entertainment. Besides dedicated e-ink readers are not even capable of supporting Angry Birds lol I have Kindle3 keyboard and I have no intention of buying Kindle paperwhite or Kindle fire. I will use it as long as it serves me and its serves me good so far People of course are more inclined to replace tablets, ipad, iphones and so on, then e-ink readers. But then again, those things are not there for reading primarily. That's why tablets sales are rising, e-reader's sales is dropping. You dont get much more changing e-ink reader every year. (Same goes for tablets/phones, but that's just my opinion, a lot of people don't agree with me and buy them anyway) What Amazon should do is lower ebook prices and increase their sales that way. What Barnes and Nobles should do is sell internationally and increase their sales that way. There is no point in coming up with new e-readers every year. They are emulating apple way too much, and nobody looks at replacing kindle4 to kindle paperwhite in quite the same way as replacing their iphone4 to iphone5. I think both is silly way to spend your money, but most of the people these days just dont care |
01-06-2013, 05:02 AM | #11 | ||
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More....it's all the rage eh?
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01-06-2013, 05:30 AM | #12 |
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Unfortunately the trend that companies want to see now is to have consumers upgrade their gadgets yearly. Some blindly update even though there's no benefit just to have the newest toy available. But I'll hang onto my PRS-350s until they all die, or I die, whichever comes first . I plan on replacing batteries when they need it to prolong their life too.
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01-06-2013, 05:37 AM | #13 |
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Yep, I've loved my 505, but it's pretty much dead at this point. I've switched to using my K2 as my primary e-ink reader.
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01-06-2013, 05:53 AM | #14 |
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I admit I haven't bought any new ereaders for over a year, because the two I already have continue to work fine. I'm sorry.
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01-06-2013, 06:54 AM | #15 |
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I bought 2 kindles, 1 kobo and 2 tablets this year. I clearly see the difference between devices and the need for a dedicated device!
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